Automated Dance Scoring Algorithm Using Alignment and Least Square Approximation with Fractional Power of Joint Features by Chen-Jhen Fan, Han-Hui Jeng, Bing-Ze Li, Jian-Jiun Ding

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Adherence to WHO/INRUD prescription indicators in public hospitals: evidence from the Ashanti Region, Ghana by Richard Delali Agbeko Djochie, Rita Owusu-Donkor, Elizabeth Modupe d’Almeida, Francis Kwadwo Gyamfi Akwah, Emmanuel Kyeremateng, Samuel Opoku-Afriyie, Cecilia Akosua Tabiri, Francis Kyei-Frimpong, Samuel Dwomoh, Francis Fordjour, Jonathan Boakye-Yiadom

“…Conclusion: While injection use aligns with WHO standards, gaps remain in generic prescribing, antibiotic use, and EML adherence. …”
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COMPARISON OF PATIENT SATISFACTION AND TREATMENT OUTCOMES BETWEEN CLEAR ALIGNERS AND TRADITIONAL BRACES IN ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT by Y.S. Korotkova

“…The convenience of using aligners was rated at 75%, while traditional braces scored only 50%. …”
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Influence of information and communication technologies on the competitive advantage of micro-enterprises – Huancayo by Roberto Líder Churampi-Cangalaya, Miguel Fernando Inga-Ávila, Jesús Ulloa Ninahuaman, Enrique Mendoza Caballero, José Luis Inga-Ávila, Efraín Núñez Villazana, Madelyn Apardo Quispe

“…The study obtained the following results: a Sperman 's Rho correlation coefficient of 0.821 with a significance level of ,000 which shows a high and positive degree of influence between ICTs and competitive advantage as well as its different dimensions Level of use, alignment of use and training; Likewise, the general hypothesis is accepted, which establishes that there is a significant relationship between Information and Communication Technology ( ICTs ) and the competitive advantage in SMEs in the pastry sector - Huancayo 2024.…”
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Engineering and Clinical Study of Surface Geometry of Clear Aligners at the Nanoscale by Monika Machoy, Renata Samulak, Sławomir Kulesza

“…On the other hand, properly used aligners may change in two ways: the outer layer flattens and its thickness decreases, and at the same time the Young’s modulus of the material decreases. …”
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Design and Simulation of Single Input Double Output Coupled Inductor Boost Converter with Bisection Method for Independent Home Application by Indhana Sudiharto, Mochammad Machmud Rifadil, Muhammad Fauzi Romadhoni, Muhamad Milchan

“…The two loads were chosen because they are widely used, aligning with the goal of realizing independent home applications. …”
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Identification of Road Horizontal Alignment Inconsistencies – A Pilot Study from the Czech Republic by Jiří Ambros, Veronika Valentová

“…Given these objectives and literature review findings, GPS technology was chosen for data collection, with the aim of using alignment consistency levels. Pilot rural road section was approximately 2.5 km long and consisted of 3 straight segments and 3 curves. …”
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Health system drivers of caesarean deliveries in south Asia: a scoping review by Angel Sudha Veparala, Dorothy Lall, Prashanth N. Srinivas, Kajal Samantaray, Bruno Marchal

“…The Review highlights the need for coordinated policy responses across levels, including payment reforms, regulatory oversight, and improved antenatal counselling, to ensure CS use aligns with clinical need rather than socio-economic or institutional pressures.…”
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A Comprehensive Comparative Study of Quick Invariant Signature (QIS), Dynamic Time Warping (DTW), and Hybrid QIS + DTW for Time Series Analysis by Hamid Reza Shahbazkia, Hamid Reza Khosravani, Alisher Pulatov, Elmira Hajimani, Mahsa Kiazadeh

“…QIS, a translation and rotation invariant shape descriptor, and DTW, a widely used alignment technique, were tested individually and in combination across various datasets, including ECG5000, seismic data, and synthetic signals. …”
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Effects of clonazepam and flunitrazepam on the development cycle of Calliphora vicina Robineau-Desvoidy 1830 and their forensic implications by Lavinia Iancu, Malia Wellens, Tiberiu Sahlean

“…Statistical analyses using aligned rank transform (ART) ANOVA revealed significant interactions between the drug and developmental stages. …”
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Automatic grammatical tagger for a Spanish–Mixtec parallel corpus by Hermilo Santiago-Benito, Diana-Margarita Córdova-Esparza, Noé-Alejandro Castro-Sánchez, Juan Terven, Julio-Alejandro Romero-González, Teresa García-Ramirez

“…Finally, we proposed a synthetic Mixtec tag using GPT-4, GPT-4o, and a manual tag using alignment, conditional random fields (CRF) and BERT models. …”
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Enhancing Robustness Against Adversarial Attacks in Multimodal Emotion Recognition With Spiking Transformers by Guoming Chen, Zhuoxian Qian, Dong Zhang, Shuang Qiu, Ruqi Zhou

“…Our framework processes multiple signals, including facial expressions, voice, and text, using aligned heatmap features and multiscale wavelet transforms for precise feature extraction. …”
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Narrative Review of Patient Cancer Tissue–Derived Zebrafish Xenograft Models for Evaluating Drug Sensitivity as an Avatar Model for Clinical Application by Yusuke Sugino, Xin Bao, Takumi Kageyama, Sho Sekito, Shiori Miyachi, Takeshi Sasaki, Toshio Tanaka, Takahiro Inoue

“…The cost of raising zebrafish is low, drug efficacy can be evaluated using small amounts of drugs, and their use aligns closely with animal welfare standards. This review aims to discuss the technical aspects of evaluating drug efficacy using zebrafish patient cancer tissue–derived xenograft (zPDX) models and summarize previous studies using zPDX as an avatar model for personalized medicine.…”
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Can Power Laws Help Us Understand Gene and Proteome Information? by J. A. Tenreiro Machado, António C. Costa, Maria Dulce Quelhas

“…In this study, the authors analyze the amino acid sequence using alignment-free methods, aiming to identify structural patterns in sets of proteins and in the proteome, without any other previous assumptions. …”
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A bioenergetic approach favors the preservation and protection of prey, not cooking, as the drivers of early fire by Miki Ben-Dor, Ran Barkai

“…Ethnographic analogies underrepresent these dynamics due to megafaunal extinctions altering the environment and prey availability.ConclusionMeat preservation and predator protection, rather than cooking, were likely the primary drivers of early fire use, aligning with Homo erectus’ specialization in large prey acquisition. …”
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Pharmacophore mapping of Angiotensin Converting Enzymes (ACEs): Insight to Binding Site of ACE1 and ACE2 by Navista Sri Octa Ujiantari, Cintya Nurul Apsari

“…Besides that, the similarity of both enzymes was analyzed by comparing their amino acid sequences using Align in Uniprot. In addition to pharmacophore mapping, the surfaces of both binding sites were analyzed to obtain a comprehensive evaluation. …”
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Sustainability of an evidence-based intervention supporting transition to independent care for youth living with HIV in Kenya. by Alina Metje, Sarah Shaw, Cyrus Mugo, Mercy Awuor, Annabell Dollah, Hellen Moraa, Christine Kundu, Dalton Wamalwa, Grace John-Stewart, Kristin Beima-Sofie, Irene Njuguna

“…ATP adaptability afforded optimization of delivery to overcome workforce constraints and meet client needs, increasing HCW perceptions of feasibility and motivating continued use. Alignment between observed impact and care provision goals further motivated ongoing ATP utilization. …”
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Core-periphery structure of a medicinal botanical system in Uruguay by Elena Castiñeira Latorre, Ana Inés Borthagaray, Andrés Canavero

“…Pharmacopeias highlight the prevalence of specific species widely used, aligning with the “consensus within diversity theory” in evolutionary ethnobiology. …”
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Three-Dimensional Comparison of CBCT and Intraoral Scans for Assessing Orthodontic Traction of Impacted Canines with Clear Aligners by Teresa Pinho, João Pedro Carvalho

“…<b>Conclusions</b>: Orthodontic traction of IMC, especially in complex cases, can be achieved using aligners, elastics, mini-implants, and sectional wires. …”
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Development and application of a stepwise-assembled modular biomimetic lung chip for analyzing formaldehyde-induced cellular ferroptosis by Siyu Chen, Zezhi Li, Quanping Yan, Chenfeng Hua, Pingping Shang, Kejian Liu, Junwei Zhao, Guangxiang Jin, Xiang Li, Fuwei Xie

“…This study developed a modular biomimetic lung chip which consists of gas concentration gradient generator module and cell culture module, assembled using alignment holes and micropillars. This design enables stepwise experimental procedures, including cell loading, gas concentration gradient exposure, and cell sample collection, through the assembly and disassembly of the modules. …”
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